Nikephoros Tzampeas, imperial (?) protospatharios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Archangel Michael holding the trefoil sceptre. No sigla visible. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Archangel Michael holding the trefoil sceptre. No sigla visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,.
Ν̣ΙΚΙΟ̣
.Α.ΠΑΘ
Τ̣ΟΜ
ΠΕ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)[θ(ει)] Νικιφό[ρ(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ)] (πρωτο)[σ]παθ(αρίῳ) το Τζαμπέᾳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1980 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Νικιφόρῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ το Τζαμπέᾳ.
Lord, help Nikephoros Tzampeas, imperial protospatharios.
Commentary
There would appear to be room for a single letter at the beginning of the third line of the reverse which we tentatively propose as the standard abbreviation for "imperial."